Last year, the legendary Skate and Surf Festival returned to Asbury Park after ten years away. While the man behind the scenes, John D, has the city's best interest at heart, he has made careless mistakes when booking certain performers. Last year, upon moving the festival to Asbury, the city required he remove the hip hop artist DMX from the bill, citing homophobia in his music. This year, a band called Attila is on his festival's lineup.

Skate and Surf has changed this year's location to Asbury Park (instead of Middletown, NJ), as PropertyOfZack has learned. POZ has also announced that Knuckle Puck, Unlocking The Truth, Lil Dicky, Animals As Leaders and United Nations will be playing, as well as the facts that My Chemical Romance (duh) and Brand New ((super duh)) will NOT be playing.

O'Brien will present a special event application to members of the City Council at the March 26 meeting. He has been working with Surf and Skate founder John D’Esposito to return the concert series to its Asbury roots, he said. "We hope to have everyone get behind it and be supportive in Asbury Park,” he said. “It started in Asbury and our goal is to bring it back home."

The Gunz Show sat down with John D., the creator of Skate and Surf, to discuss this year’s lineup as well as the history of the Festival. John explained how he secured a Midtown reunion, what went wrong last year, and hints at more acts to be added. He also touches base on how the venue will be set up and another upcoming tour he has planned. You can listen to it here.

Skate and Surf will be held at Middletown Sports Complex in Middletown, NJ this year on May 17 and 18. Two-day passes go on sale February 18 and one-day tickets go on sale March 14. Check the replies for an admat.

Skate and Surf have announced that the festival will be taking place on Saturday, May 17th and Sunday, May 18th in 2014. Tickets will go on sale this Friday -- so it's kinda like the scene black friday. No? That joke sucked.

The GameChanger World app will be available for iOS and Android mobile devices through the APP Store and Google Play. The app will launch on August 1, with new platforms to be released every other week. August 1, Forever the Sickest Kids, T. Mills, Allstar Weekend and August 15, Mayday Parade, Senses Fail, Hopsin, and August 29, Bayside, Mod Sun, and Miss May I. For a small fee, players will be able to compete with other users, as well as win prizes. More games are to be released throughout the...

As you prepare for this weekend's Skate and Surf Fest, make sure you download the GameChangerWorld App. It is available for iOS and Google/Android and the set times and site maps are included on the boardwalk, located in the Skate and Surf Booth.

"Yeah, who would’ve thought, right? I never thought we’d get to 7500, and now we’re probably going to exceed 10,000, who would’ve thought? When we booked this in October/November, there was people questioning Fall Out Boy – what would the return be like? So if you were to tell me back then that this week Fall...

Who doesn't love a good wild card? Today we're bringing you (along with Skate and Surf Festival and the Break Contest) the Wildcard Survey. S+S fans can vote for their favorite unsigned acts (using the poll here) to help them earn the last remaining festival performance slots for May 18th and 19th. Thanks to Live it Up, Red Bull Records, Shirts for a Cure, and Self Made Co -- there are four spots remaining for Skate and Surf Fest -- your vote decides who goes. Pretty cool, huh? And if you didn't know already, Skate and Surf is May 18th and 19th, and you can buy tickets here.

The return of the Skate and Surf Festival is creeping up on us, so we decided to give away a pair of tickets to the jamboree in New Jersey on May 18th and 19th. To win this pair, tell me which band you're excited to see and why you're stoked this fest is back in our lives. Are you excited for Fall Out Boy? What about Saves The Day and Glassjaw? Tell me in the replies and I'll pick my favorite answer tomorrow. Good luck!

Some of our inside sources have hinted at a Glassjaw/Skate and Surf announcement and ticket bundle sale Christmas Day. We're not sure what that means but we'll keep you posted as more information gets leaked.

John D has posted a lengthy update about next year's Skate and Surf Festival along with their new gaming platform - GameChanger. You can read the full statement in the replies.

From John D

We have spent the last year designing and building one of the most dynamic products to ever hit the mobile gaming platform. In a few months, some of your favorite artists will be put into mobile phone games, that the artists created. Through your engagement, you will be rewarded with unique prizes which will only be available on the GameChanger platform.

We expected to launch in the fall with what we had hoped to be 20 artists. We currently have over 50 confirmed artists set to be game'd in early...

The Power Kingdom has confirmed exclusively to the AbsoluteVoices that Skate And Surf 2013, powered by GameChanger will return to New Jersey in Spring 2013. The Power Kingdom will assist in booking and artist development programs. The event's working title "Back To The Future" includes reunions, returns, farewells, and some of the best new artists on the scene. Producers plan to include skateboarding, surfing, professional gaming competitions, and comic book components. Pre-sale is expected on Friday, November 23rd, 2012 and announcements could come any day now. Viva La Revolucion!